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fauz87 t1_ix56s0b wrote

Reply to I've ridden the bus 3 times and I'm already pissed by _RetroBear

I take the bus frequently on the weekends. Really nice way to get downtown without a car. It's usually, for me, very reliable. But yeah, every once and a while it screws up very bad. So I never take it if I have plans later that day.

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Ok-Difference-8696 t1_ix54zsb wrote

Reply to I've ridden the bus 3 times and I'm already pissed by _RetroBear

A few years ago I used to take the bus to VCU when I lived in Northside, but then I realized it was faster if I just walked the whole way. In the AM it would be super reliable, but the bus home in the afternoon would regularly be an hour+ late. The pulse functions a lot better than the other GRTC routes, but it only goes east and west. I’m forever jealous of cities with functional bus systems.

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CBassTian t1_ix54b0k wrote

Reply to I've ridden the bus 3 times and I'm already pissed by _RetroBear

Regular rider here. Definitely a crapshoot taking the bus. 5 to Carytown is somewhat reliable, the app will usually tell you if how far away it is. However every so often the supposed arrival time passes and the bus essentially vanishes. Super frustrating! Also: the app will revert to DELAY once it falls behind schedule. Okay that's not super helpful since I don't memorize bus schedules. I mean, it is 5 mins delayed? 20 mins? 40 mins? Always best to have a backup plan!

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halfghan24 t1_ix52rcv wrote

Reply to I've ridden the bus 3 times and I'm already pissed by _RetroBear

The chart with the times usually isn’t super reliable. If I know I gotta bus somewhere I try and start checking the app within the hour or half hour that I gotta get rolling to keep an eye on the bus time. That coupled with following the bus on the map through the app usually does me good. Been riding the GRTC since I moved here almost a decade ago, it’s not the greatest public transportation but believe it or not it used to be worse

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juledos t1_ix4qf10 wrote

Reply to Buy / Sell / Trade Weekly Thread: Week of November 18, 2022 by AutoModerator

I have copies of Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet for sale for $45, cartridge only. Basically got some good deals with credit card points and store credit and want to help out the community by offering these games at a discounted price. Local pickup only via cash or Venmo/Cashapp/Zelle.

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